Can you believe that I've never made rum or bourbon balls! Until now, that is! Wow are these yummy! Since I had a bottle of banana rum in stock, I decided to make rum balls this time. I wasn't sure how "boozy" they would be, but the amount of rum is just right... not to strong, but enough to taste. Next time I am going to try these with coconut rum and roll them in coconut instead of confectioner's sugar. I served them last night to rave reviews.
INGREDIENTS:
1
cup semisweet chocolate chips
½
cup white sugar
3
Tablespoons corn syrup
½
cup rum (I used banana rum)
1
box Nilla Vanilla Wafers, crushed
1
cup finely chopped pecans (optional)
Confectioner's
sugar (about 1 ½ cups)
DIRECTIONS:
·
Melt the chocolate chips: place chocolate chips in microwave
safe medium bowl and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds; stir and heat for 30
more seconds. Stir again and continue to
heat at 20 second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth.
·
Stir in sugar and corn syrup.
Blend in rum until well mixed.
·
Add crushed vanilla wafers and chopped pecans. Mix until well
combined.
·
Pinch off mixture and roll into bite sized balls.
·
Roll the balls in confectioner’s sugar.
·
Store in covered container.
